Editing 825: Guest Week: Jeffrey Rowland (Overcompensating)
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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+ | This may be a reference to Scott Adams' {{w|God's Debris}}, in which a delivery guy has a long conversation about the nature of the universe with an old man. While often dealing with complex questions, the old man in the story presents arguments in a very straightforward way. Some have called some of the arguments in the book very clever and original, albeit overly simplistic. This comic could be a parody on that style of philosophy. | ||
− | + | The title text is completely true: After a brown recluse spider bit him, {{w|Jeffrey Rowland|Rowland}} started experiencing cell death in his leg. Although the wound itself is benign, it still is featured in Wikipedia articles (such as {{w|Loxoscelism}}). | |
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− | The title text is completely true: After a brown recluse spider bit him, {{w|Jeffrey Rowland|Rowland}} started experiencing cell death in his leg. Although the wound itself is benign, it still is featured in Wikipedia articles (such as {{w|Loxoscelism}}). | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Jeffrey Rowland and Randall | + | :[Jeffrey Rowland and Randall are sitting together, with a globe between them. Mr. Rowland has a drink with a small umbrella over it.] |
:Jeffrey Rowland: But enough of my theories about Thanksgiving. The ''real'' reason we're here is to discuss my hypothesis that dark matter ''itself'' is what consciousness is made of... | :Jeffrey Rowland: But enough of my theories about Thanksgiving. The ''real'' reason we're here is to discuss my hypothesis that dark matter ''itself'' is what consciousness is made of... | ||
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:Jeffrey Rowland: Unobservable to anything that is itself conscious in much the same way the mail-man won't deliver your mail if you are watching the mail-box | :Jeffrey Rowland: Unobservable to anything that is itself conscious in much the same way the mail-man won't deliver your mail if you are watching the mail-box | ||
− | :[Mr. Rowland raises his drink | + | :[Mr. Rowland raises his drink.] |
:Jeffrey Rowland: Which brings us to my theory about ghosts- | :Jeffrey Rowland: Which brings us to my theory about ghosts- | ||
:Randall Munroe: Wait did you just say Thanksgiving was invented by the ''Turkey Voluntary Extinction Movement?'' | :Randall Munroe: Wait did you just say Thanksgiving was invented by the ''Turkey Voluntary Extinction Movement?'' | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Randall Munroe]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Randall Munroe]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring real people]] | [[Category:Comics featuring real people]] | ||
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